The Miracle of Santa Luzia

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The film is a journey through Brazil who plays accordion, led by Dominguinhos, one of the most important accordion players in the country. Between meetings filled with lots of music and bringing together testimonies of the most representative brazilian accordionists, the movie has precious records of important personalities of the brazilian popular music, as the poet Patativa do Assaré, Sivuca and Mario Zan, who died shortly after his participation in the film. The Miracle of Santa Luzia shows a deep Brazil and anonymous: the northeastern man and his saga of migrant, the departure and the desire to one day return; the Pantanal man and his contemplative attitude and connection with nature; Gaucho (the man from south) with his ode to the traditions and proud of homeland; the man from Sao Paulo who divided between the yokel culture and the mix of traditions from the city, creates a style in which all traditions are present.

The Miracle of Santa Luzia is a tribute to Luiz Gonzaga, who was born in December 13, 1908, the day of Saint Lucy.

The film is a journey through Brazil who plays accordion, led by Dominguinhos, one of the most important accordion players in the country. Between meetings filled with lots of music and bringing together testimonies of the most representative brazilian accordionists, the movie has precious records of important personalities of the brazilian popular music, as the poet Patativa do Assaré, Sivuca and Mario Zan, who died shortly after his participation in the film.

The Miracle of Santa Luzia shows a deep Brazil and anonymous: the northeastern man and his saga of migrant, the departure and the desire to one day return; the Pantanal man and his contemplative attitude and connection with nature; Gaucho (the man from south) with his ode to the traditions and proud of homeland; the man from Sao Paulo who divided between the yokel culture and the mix of traditions from the city, creates a style in which all traditions are present.

"Throughout the foot of mountainIt has an accordion playerIt has a ZabumbeirosIt has a playerEven if it's badPlaying just a little tiny bitIt brings joy to everyone "

The idea of the documentary was born about ten years, when the director joined the Myriam Taubkin’s project Brazilian Memory. The Miracle of Santa Luzia is a tribute to Luiz Gonzaga, who was born in December 13, 1908, the day of Saint Lucy.The film is a journey through Brazil who plays accordion, led by Dominguinhos, one of the most important accordion players in the country.

Most of the testimonies of the film were recorded during the year 2006, but some of them were recorded in 2001, as the Patativa do Assare. The team traveled across the country, passing by the state of Pernambuco (Exu’s City, Serrita and Recife; ); Paraíba (João Pessoa), Mato Grosso do Sul (Barra Mansa), Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Bagé and Santana do Livramento), Minas Gerais (Serra dos Aimorés e Turmalina) and São Paulo (São Paulo).